Business Environment Diagnostic Review and Stakeholder Engagement Report

This research is part of the Business Environment for Economic Development programme.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
31 July 2016
Document Type:
Discussion Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Baidoun S, Kingsmill W, McKeon C, Wijeyesekera D,

Abstract

This report was commissioned by the Department for International Development’s (DFID’s) Economic Development Team in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) through the Business Environment Reform Facility (BERF), which is financed and managed by DFID’s Investment Climate Team in London and operated by a consortium led by KPMG. The objectives of this OPT diagnostic review are to:

  • Identify the main business environment constraints to job creation and entrepreneurship, and also constraints to business ownership and self-employment, with particular - but not sole - emphasis on the barriers to participation in the labour market for women and youth.

  • Investigate stakeholder dialogue platforms to: (i) assess how effectively the voices of women and youth are captured within existing public-private dialogue and (ii) identify ways in which they can be enhanced in order to mainstream their empowerment.

  • Investigate how DFID OPTs can most effectively channel funding towards assisting business environment reform, in particular to improve employment prospects for women and youth.

This research is part of the Business Environment for Economic Development programme.

Citation

Baidoun S, Kingsmill W, McKeon C, Wijeyesekera D, (2016) Business Environment Diagnostic Review and Stakeholder Engagement Report, Business Environment Reform Facility

Business Environment Diagnostic Review and Stakeholder Engagement Report

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Published 31 July 2016
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